It will Damian gazed at his wife with a disturbed look, he knew he couldn't deny her anything.“ Is it about the video? I have been waiting all day for you to tell me but you didn't. I don't know what happened, to no secret.” Damian said he thought she was ready to tell him what had transpired between her and Justin the day before.Layla was shocked but at the same time relieved. At least neither Justin nor Kendra said a word to Damian yet, maybe this was the best time to tell him everything.However, she did not know what video Damian was talking about, so she kept her request aside and asked him, “ What video are you talking about?” It was Damian’s turn to look confused now. Wait, is she trying to say she has yet to see the video of her and Justin that was posted earlier? Then what's bothering her that is making her carry a long face all along?Maybe because the video was taken down a few minutes later after it was posted that's why she didn't see it. However, he made a mental not
From the way Justin addressed both Damian and Layla so casually at a formal event, everyone discerned that something was amiss.An awkward silence ensues and the atmosphere becomes tense. Justin knew that he got them this time and since Layla refused and could not answer his question, he asked again,“ Did you suddenly lose your tongue?”“ I will not have you speak to my wife in that manner,” Damian addressed Justin coldly. Justin was more confident because he had succeeded in getting everybody's attention. He glared at Damian irrevocably and said,“ I'm sorry for your Damian, you think you've found a treasure, a rare gem.Layla Jones, why don't you tell him that you married him because I told you to? On your wedding day when we sat at that fountain, we had a plan for you to get a divorce after your company had been merged with his and walk away with fifty percent of Damian’s wealth. If I am lying, please, correct me.”Justin echoed to everybody’s hearing.Layla had experienced emb
“ Is everything Justin said true?” Damian asked.He already knew it was true but still wanted to hear it from her.At that moment, Layla felt like she was found guilty by the court of law and was waiting for her judgment. Going numb, she was surprised when his gaze softened and his voice gentler, “ You know that will believe anything you tell me right?”Layla’s heart ached and she couldn't stop the tears from falling down her eyes as she admitted,“ Yes, it's true and I'm sorry”To Damian, it felt like he had just lost a very important asset. The innocence he saw in her was replaced with something he couldn’t explain. His heart aches upon the realization that Justin used Layla to play and yes, he has succeeded. “ How could you do this to me?” Damian asked, pain lacing through his words, his eyes were red and glassy but he’d rather die than shed a tear.With pain still evident in his eyes and voice, he continued, “ How could you do this to me? I asked you why you changed your mind an
“ It's too early to begin to crack such Jokes with me, Damian,” Justin said at the other end of the phone. His head was pounding and his eyes were spinning from a terrible hangover. He couldn't assimilate what Damian was telling him. After having the embarrassment of his life last night at the business dinner, he found himself at the club, drinking more than necessary to soothe the pain his heart felt. “ Stop playing games with me,” Justin added and Damian scoffed. He was still annoyed at Justin.“ Stop pretending,” Damian said coldly, and only then did Justin believe that he was serious. Damian was a principled man and would never joke with such an important thing. “ Damian, did you just say…”“ You heard me, I said what I said.” Damian cut him off and was about to hang up when Justin said,“ You know it won't be nice if you decide to go back on your words right? And you know you have to dance naked at Kendra’s graduation party too?”“ Just do well to come and pick her up from he
“ I will, thank you,” Layla said to Kendra and hung up. Even though she was worried, she had to obey Layla’s decision not to get involved.Layla changed into a pair of joggers and a mini top after she and Kendra needed the conversation. Looking at her face in the mirror, she was horrified at how terrible she looked because of the tears she had shed. She washed her face and wanted to use makeup to cover her eye bags and the redness but on second thought, she left it, she brushed her hair and went downstairsDamian sat on a stool beside the bar with his phone in his hands, his countenance wasn't any better and Layla frowned when she saw the bottle of alcohol in front of him.When their eyes met, she didn't know if it was her imagination or remorse but desire and want were evident in it, and when she blinked, she was met with a cold expression.Perhaps, the first look was a result of her imagination. Taking a deep breath, she made her way to the bar, picked up the bottle of whiskey in
“ What do you want?” He asked seriously. For the first time since they both saw the breaking for a new day, Layla smiled genuinely and it tickled him so badly that he wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her,“ I want things to be as they used to be.”Damian sighed and before he could enter a response, her phone rang again, interrupting him and she sighed in frustration.“ You have to pick up his call, I already told him that we are divorced and he could come to pick you up.”The light in Layla’s eye dimed and her face became dull instantly, wasn't he the same person who set rules that no third party should know about their marriage? But now, Justin did and she could not hide her disapproval and asked,“ so,You are so eager to get rid of me?”Damian was slightly remorseful when he saw the disappointed look on her face and said emphatically,“Don't get me wrong, I am just making it easier for you”Layla’s eyes were glassy, realizing that he didn't trust her love for him,“ But
“ My wife?What about her?” Damian asked, this time around he couldn't hide the fear and worry that was all over his face.He was also greatly disturbed. He knew that Justin was already on his way to his house and he was not comfortable with it.Everything in him wanted to pretend so badly that he didn't care and be indifferent toward her but his heart would not allow it.His appetite turned sour and he moved away from the bar, allowing the second maid that came in after Paula to pick up the tray with his leftover food to the kitchen.He pondered whether to tell her the truth about the papers or not, however, he made a mental note to do so after Justin had come and gone but for now, he had to check up on her to ensure that she didn't injure herself with whatever she intended to use the stones for.Reaching the door, he almost bumped into Layla, seeing her stressed-out face, his brow creased,“ Are you alright?” He asked, trying to hide affection from his tone but he failed. Layla coul
“ Justin,When Damian got married to me, he stated clearly that as our journey began…” she said and paused, remembering that Damian hadn't kept his word but she however tried to complete it.“ Damian made it clear that everything that happened before the car that took us to our hotel that night drove from the venue became the past,” she added and paused.Justin was confused, since he got to know her, he had never seen her like this and her words were making him uncomfortable. And what has Damian’s promises to her got to do with him?“ I don't get it, why are you telling me this?” He asked, hiding the irritation in his voice.Layla ignored the question and her eyes swiped to the well-arranged decorated stones, the smallest on top and the biggest beneath. “ Take a look at those stones over there,” she continued with a blank and innocent look. Justin was getting impatient, he didn't have time for these jokes, all he wanted was for her to get me to the car so both of them could leave.